Learning Support Assistant

Sight Village; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Sight Village is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to help promote independence for our students at Harborne, Birmingham. This onsite role (32.5 hours/week, 39 weeks/year) involves supporting learning, personal tutoring, and social and emotional development under the LSA Managers’ guidance.

Interviews are planned for September 2026. The position reports to LSA Managers and requires collaborative, flexible communication with tutors and specialist teams to adapt to varied student needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting learners with diverse needs.
• Ability to record progress and communicate with the team.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles.

Responsibilities

• Recognising & Recording progress of students against their targets
• Understand Curriculum area and broad course objectives including the techniques utilised to evidence progress (such as photographs, videos, and witness statements).
• Participate in team meetings
• Adaptable approach to different learning styles of our students
• Understand disability theory & practical implementation of this to engage students in learning
• Adapt styles of communication to develop a positive and constructive learning environment
• Liaise and implement strategies from specialists (IT/SLT/ Physio)
• Support communication through the development of your own skills in communication methods (PECs/Makaton/BSL)
• Support Tutors to ensure the classroom environment is suitable for students sensory or support needs
• Support Tutor in the creation and preparation of differentiated resources.
• Undertake tutorials with your assigned students on a regularly directed basis.
• Agree with your assigned students, a range of targets and review these regularly.
• Attend and participate in the annual and transitions reviews for your students.
• Recognise the social and emotional needs of our students and adapt your support in line with the agreed strategies to support positive improvements
• Contribute to the development and updating of Positive Support Plans and Risk Assessments
• De-escalate behaviour that challenges in line with the positive behaviour support plan, utilising all training and MAPA techniques where applicable.
• Undertake preventative work to reduce the likelihood of behaviour that challenges.
• During unstructured time, support students to ensure ratios and safety are addressed at all times.
• Support the students to engage with their peers or chosen activities.
• Lead and

Skills

Student support

Learning support

Team collaboration

Communication

Job description

Learning Support Assistant

Salary : £18,973.16 - £21,052.60
Hours : 32.5 Hours Per Week
Weeks : 39 Working Weeks Per Year
Application Deadline September 07, 2026
Department: Learning Support
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Harborne, Birmingham, UK
Workplace type: Onsite
Compensation: £18,973 - £21,053 / year
Reporting To: LSA Managers

Job Purpose

Promote independence for our students through learning and enabling support. To learn more about the area of the Charity you would be working in please watch this short video – Queen Alexandra College. Interviews to be held on Thursday 17th September 2026.

Key Responsibilities & Safeguarding

Learning

• Recognising & Recording progress of students against their targets
• Understand Curriculum area and broad course objectives including the techniques utilised to evidence progress (such as photographs, videos, and witness statements).
• Participate in team meetings
• Adaptable approach to different learning styles of our students
• Understand disability theory & practical implementation of this to engage students in learning
• Adapt styles of communication to develop a positive and constructive learning environment
• Liaise and implement strategies from specialists (IT/SLT/ Physio)
• Support communication through the development of your own skills in communication methods (PECs/Makaton/BSL)
• Support Tutors to ensure the classroom environment is suitable for students sensory or support needs
• Support Tutor in the creation and preparation of differentiated resources.

Personal Tutoring

• Undertake tutorials with your assigned students on a regularly directed basis.
• Agree with your assigned students, a range of targets and review these regularly.
• Attend and participate in the annual and transitions reviews for your students.

Social & Emotional Support

• Recognise the social and emotional needs of our students and adapt your support in line with the agreed strategies to support positive improvements
• Contribute to the development and updating of Positive Support Plans and Risk Assessments
• De-escalate behaviour that challenges in line with the positive behaviour support plan, utilising all training and MAPA techniques where applicable.
• Undertake preventative work to reduce the likelihood of behaviour that challenges.

Break & Lunch Support

• During unstructured time, support students to ensure ratios and safety are addressed at all times.
• Support the students to engage with their peers or chosen activities.
• Lead and